Raising Good Humans - by Hunter Clarke-Fields (Paperback)

About the Book

A kinder, more compassionate world starts with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans, mindfulness mentor, parenting coach, and mother of two Hunter Clarke-Fields offers parents practical and breakthrough strategies for conflict resolution and positive communication. Parents learn to break free from ingrained "reactive parenting" habits in order to forge better relationships with their children--relationships built on respect and cooperation.

Book Synopsis

Break the cycle of reactive parenting and raise kind, confident kids with this essential guide--with nearly 1 million copies sold!

"A wise and fresh approach to mindful parenting."
--Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance

A kinder, more compassionate world starts with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans, you'll discover practical mindful parenting strategies to break free from reactive parenting habits, manage parenting stress, and raise kind, cooperative, and confident children.

Whether you're running late for school, trying to get your child to eat their vegetables, or dealing with an epic meltdown in the grocery store, parenting can push even the most patient person to their limit. When stress takes over, many parents react on autopilot--often by yelling, criticizing, or losing their cool. But you can learn to respond differently.

Using evidence-based mindfulness and emotional regulation skills, you'll learn how to calm your own stress response when difficult emotions arise so you can respond to your children with greater patience, compassion, and intention.

In this practical guide to mindful parenting, you'll learn how to:

• Manage parenting stress and big emotions without automatically yelling or reacting
• Break reactive parenting habits and replace them with more thoughtful responses
• Use mindfulness to stay calm and present during challenging parenting moments
• Communicate more respectfully and strengthen your connection with your child
• Practice reflective listening and effective conflict resolution
• Recognize your own triggers and unhelpful parenting patterns
• Break intergenerational cycles and change habits passed down from your own parents
• Build a more peaceful, cooperative parent-child relationship

The goal isn't to become a perfect parent. It's to become a more mindful, emotionally regulated parent who can respond instead of react, even when your child is pushing every button you have.

When children experience a parent responding with kindness and patience, they learn those skills too. By changing your own automatic reactions, you can help your children develop emotional awareness, compassion, and resilience while creating healthier patterns that can continue for generations.

Raising Good Humans is an essential guide for parents who want to reduce yelling, manage parenting stress, improve their relationships with their children, and create a calmer, more connected family.

"To raise the children we hope to raise, we have to learn to become the person we hoped to be.... This wonderful book will help you handle the ride."
--KJ Dell'Antonia, author of How to Be a Happier Parent

"Hunter Clarke-Fields shares her wisdom and personal experience to help parents create peaceful families."
--Joanna Faber and Julie King, coauthors of How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen

Review Quotes

"Raising Good Humans is the guidebook parents need to instill confidence, mental health, and independence in our children while building a durable relationship with them. Written with the compassion, clarity, and truth of someone who's helped families with a variety of issues, Raising Good Humans is chock-full of insights, strategies, and exercises for becoming a more mindful parent. Hunter Clarke-Fields is a persuasive evangelist for the power of meditation in our lives and our children's lives. Her book will transform your life for the better--if you embrace the journey. One of the best parenting books I've ever read."
--Katherine Reynolds Lewis, author of The Good News About Bad Behavior--Katherine Reynolds Lewis

"Raising Good Humans brings a wise and fresh approach to mindful parenting. Drawing from her own struggles with the challenges of parenthood, Hunter Clarke-Fields outlines the key skills that are necessary to step out of stories of not good enough and to create more loving, cooperative, and harmonious family relationships."
--Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance--Tara Brach, PhD

"Raising Good Humans is a clear and direct guide to transforming your relationships with your kids. Rich with touching stories and practical exercises, it shows how healthy parenting stems from your ability to be self-aware and embody what you want most for your kids. Parents everywhere will benefit from Hunter Clarke-Fields's wisdom, humor, and practical guidance in navigating the messy terrain of raising children."
--Oren Jay Sofer, author of Say What You Mean--Oren Jay Sofer

"Raising Good Humans is a loving and honest road map that teaches parents ways to skillfully navigate challenges, as well deepen joy, connection, and love with our children."
--Shauna Shapiro, PhD, professor in the department of psychology at Santa Clara University, and author of Good Morning, I Love You--Shauna Shapiro, PhD

"After reading Hunter Clarke-Fields's fantastic new book, Raising Good Humans, I found myself hopeful, if not downright happy, about the future. Young parents are the most important leaders on the planet, and this guide will both inspire and instruct them how to immediately stop raising kids and start leading their babies into good adults."
--Hal Runkel, New York Times bestselling author of ScreamFree Parenting--Hal Runkel

"Hunter Clarke-Fields gets it: to raise the children we hope to raise, we have to learn to become the person we hoped to be--and both goals are a journey, not a destination. This wonderful book will help you handle the ride."
--KJ Dell'Antonia, author of How to Be a Happier Parent, and former editor of The New York Times' Motherlode blog--KJ Dell'Antonia

"In Raising Good Humans, Hunter Clarke-Fields shares her wisdom and personal experience to help parents create peaceful families. Readers will find information and exercises to enhance their ability to ride the rollercoaster of raising kids while maintaining their own sense of emotional equilibrium."
--Joanna Faber and Julie King, coauthors of How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen and its companion app, Pocket Parent --Joanna Faber and Julie King

"One of the most difficult tasks anyone can undertake is having and raising children. In Raising Good Humans, Hunter Clarke-Fields instructs and reminds us that children need more than food, clothing, and shelter. She tells us what the 'more' is and how to provide it. Thank you, Hunter."
--Iyanla Vanzant, host of Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN)--Iyanla Vanzant

About the Author

Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE, is a mindfulness mentor, coach, host of the Mindful Mama podcast, and creator of the Mindful Parenting online course. She coaches moms on how to cultivate mindfulness in their daily lives. Hunter has more than twenty years of experience in meditation and yoga practices, and has taught mindfulness to thousands worldwide.

Foreword writer Carla Naumburg, PhD, is a clinical social worker and author of three parenting books, including Ready, Set, Breathe (New Harbinger, 2015), and How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids (Workman, 2019).